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Sailor · 2007–2026

Gordie Nash

ryc HandicapPHRF handicapEl Toro Sr.

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Events
209

591 races · 211 race wins

Win rate
35%

35% win rate · 73 of 209

Podium rate
61%

128 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (90%: 79%–81%, 6,493 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Helm in El Toro Jr. · rating 430

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ruth Suzuki

21 wins · 31 podiums in 42 events together · 50% win rate

Biggest lift
Terry Benett

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ruth Suzuki

Jan 2012 – Nov 2022 · 42 events

Nemesis
Jesse Andrews

1–13 head to head in 14 races

Rival
Michael Quinn

76–86 in 163 races

Best day
7 Dec 2014

1-1-4-5-1-3-1-1-1-3-6-1-1-4-1 · 2014-2015 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays · about 1 in 147,067,078 by chance

Signature result
1st of 172

Great Pumpkin 2012 - Sunday Pursuit Race · PHRF handicap · 28 Oct 2012

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ruth Suzuki — 21 wins · 31 podiums in 42 events together · 50% win rate
  • Ruth Suzuki · ARCADIA · Handicap, PHRF handicap 42events 21 wins together · 31 podiums · 50% win rate · 27 of 59 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Nov 2022
  • Terry Benett · ARCADIA · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2015 – Apr 2018
  • Gordon Nash · 11500, Arcadia · El Toro Sr., Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2016 – Sep 2024
  • Andrew Scott · PAPILLON · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2015 – Mar 2015
  • Jim Coggan · ARCADIA · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2015
  • Gordon Lyon · ARCADIA · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
  • Ruth Suxuki · ARCADIA · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

03236452008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 209

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Sep 20262026 Jazz Cup Regatta 38ArcadiaHandicapSkipper10th / 56
3 May 20262026 - The Great Vallejo RaceARCADIAHandicapSkipper1st / 3
2 May 20262026 - The Great Vallejo RaceARCADIAHandicapSkipper4th / 7
8 Mar 2026BIG DADDY 2026 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEArcadiaHandicapSkipper18th / 52
7 Dec 2025Small Boat Midwinters 2025-2612000El Toro Sr.Skipper1st / 11
26 Oct 2025GREAT PUMPKIN 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEArcadiaHandicapSkipper20th / 158
12 Oct 20252025 El Toro Stampedesorserers apprenticeEl Toro SeniorSkipper2nd / 17
30 Aug 20252025 Jazz Cup Regatta 37ArcadiaHandicapSkipper13th / 72
7 Jun 202534th Delta Ditch RunArcadiaPHRF handicapSkipper38th / 71
24 May 202560th Whiskeytown Memorial Weekend RegattaSorcerers ApprenticeEl Toro Jr.Skipper1st / 5
3 May 20252025 - The Great Vallejo RaceARCADIAHandicapSkipper1st / 8
9 Mar 2025BIG DADDY 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEArcadiaHandicapSkipper19th / 101
5 Jan 20252025 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays12000El Toro Sr.Skipper2nd / 14
2 Nov 20242024 - 2025 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaARCADIAPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9
13 Oct 202477th El Toro Stampedesorserers apprenticeEl Toro SeniorSkipper5th / 13
25 Sep 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEArcadiaHandicapSkipper15th / 152
31 Aug 20242024 Jazz Cup Regatta 36ArcadiaHandicapSkipper3rd / 70
8 Jun 202433rd Delta Ditch RunArcadiaPHRF handicapSkipper37th / 78
25 May 202459th Whiskeytown Memorial Weekend Regatta12000El Toro Jr.Skipper3rd / 6
5 May 20242024 - The Great Vallejo RaceARCADIAPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 7
4 May 20242024 - The Great Vallejo RaceARCADIAPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 10
6 Apr 2024El Toro Bullship RaceSorcerer's ApprenticeEl Toro Jr.Skipper6th / 21
10 Mar 2024BIG DADDY 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEArcadiaHandicapSkipper48th / 105
3 Dec 20232023-2024 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays12000El Toro Sr.Skipper2nd / 12
4 Nov 20232023 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaARCADIAPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 11

Helm rating across all classes: 522 (±97), #1,834. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.